NWU Soccer Institute perseveres during the pandemic
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to ripple through the world’s health, educational, financial and commercial institutions, and the sports environment is no different.
Academic
NWU’s Prof Linda du Plessis first in SA to obtain international DBA degree
With Women’s Month around the corner, Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) responsible for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, is blazing a trail of excellence in higher education management.
Poster award at the 29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
The DST/NRF Research Chair in Biofuels received a poster award for a particularly valuable contribution to the hydrothermal liquefaction topic session at the 29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (e-EUBCE 2020).
Innovative plan for NWU Career Fair
The North-West University will present a virtual career fair for the year 2020. Employers and Students present will have the opportunity to share career related information with each other, in a more innovative way.
Alumnus publishes tell-all mental-health memoir
When Dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys, an Optentia postdoctoral research fellow and expert in industrial psychology, recently published his book, Unfiltered: Grappling with mental illness, he was guided by two objectives.
NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – entry deadline looming
The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part. If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-the-box business idea, this competition is just for you and offers you the opportunity to realise your business dream.
NWU alumnus appointed to ISACA board
Dr Cameron Modisane, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus, was recently appointed to the ISACA South African chapter board of directors.
TRADE maps out plans for the future
The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) met online to plan the entity’s strategy for the next five years.
Making a difference one chess piece at a time
Daniel Asiwe, a North-West University (NWU) final-year industrial psychology and labour relations student, recently hosted a successful online chess tournament for a great cause.
NWU students lead digitisation in the NGO space
Technology plays a very important role in every organisation and should be accessible to all, allowing them to operate more effectively.